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SELF-DEFEATING
\sˈɛlfdɪfˈiːtɪŋ], \sˈɛlfdɪfˈiːtɪŋ], \s_ˈɛ_l_f_d_ɪ_f_ˈiː_t_ɪ_ŋ]\
Definitions of SELF-DEFEATING
2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
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acting
to
defeat
its
own
purpose
; "
it
is
self
-defeating...
to
ignore
the
progress
of
events"
2006
- WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University
acting
to
defeat
its
own
purpose
; "
it
is
self
-defeating...
to
ignore
the
progress
of
events"
2011
- English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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